Efficacy of erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser-assisted delivery of topical anesthetic - 01/09/11
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Background: Penetration through the stratum corneum limits effectiveness of topical anesthetics. Objective: Our aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of 5% lidocaine (ELA-Max) cream applied after erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Er:YAG) laser ablation of the stratum corneum. Methods: Randomized, controlled, split-face comparison of anesthesia was performed on 12 volunteers. The stratum corneum was painlessly ablated with a low-fluence Er:YAG laser on half of the face, then the whole face was covered with ELA-Max cream for 60 minutes. Full-face laser resurfacing was performed, and visual analog pain scores (0 to 10) were recorded during each of 2 passes. Results: Laser-assisted topical anesthesia demonstrated significantly lower mean pain scores than topical anesthesia alone. This was more pronounced during the more painful second pass. Resurfacing after laser-assisted topical anesthesia was well tolerated by 72% of subjects in pass 1 and 58% in pass 2. Conclusion: Laser-assisted topical anesthesia is fast, painless, and substantially more effective than conventional topical anesthesia but does not provide adequate anesthesia for full-face resurfacing in all subjects. (J Am Acad Dermatol 2002;47:542-7.)
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Reprint requests: R. Rox Anderson, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Wellman Laboratory of Photomedicine, Bartlett Hall Extension 630, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114. |
Vol 47 - N° 4
P. 542-547 - octobre 2002 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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